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My UTV box and my Panny 5-dvd changer run to a Sony STR-DE835 via toslink and svideo. My pc has a Hercules gamesurround fortissimo II sound card that has toslink in/out, and one day I will get that cabled up.

Last month I moved into my new apartment home in Brunswick and the "Golden Isles of Georgia." Not yet willing to run cables all over the place, I have resorted to using X-10 a/v senders to distribute baseline video and line-level audio to three TVs.

My two DPs are temporarily 'stacked' just inside the back patio door, along with an a/v switcher and one X-10 sender. All three TVs, living room, bathroom, and a small bathroom monitor/TV, have their own wireless a/v receiver. The audio connections are stereo.

Until I can figure out how to hardwire everything, which, in reality and in consideration of my haute' decor, may not be possible, I will continue to enjoy the convenience and flexibility of my magical X-10 devices.

Originally posted by Zac Why do you meed THREE VCRs and TWO PC Sound cards?!?!?!?!? Whoa...

The 3 vcrs were from the days before I got a 501 and high definition television (and HD recording capability). I haven't watched live television for a long time. Just before the PVRs came along, I'd record everything to tape so I could fast forward through the commercials.

The HTPC doesn't have 2 sounds cards. The hipix HD card has its own coax spdif out that is cleaner sounding than routing the sound through directsound to the sound card. The coax out from the sound card is used for all other HTPC audio including the DVD playback, etc.

Still have a set of digital coax in/outs open that will be used for a component CD Recorder unit and 6channel analog that will be used for DVD-A. Right now I have my DVD player also hooked up analog for 2.1 ch analog (My DVD Player has a separate analog sub output) for MP3s.

An earlier post of your's stated that you were using two x10 transmitters and 4 x10 receivers. I've looked on their site and there is not an option to buy a single receiver. Where did you get yours? Also, if the transmitter is set to A for example, will every receiver set to A pickup that signal. Thus, 1 transmitter to three receivers.

My system consists of an AMC AV-81HT Pro-Logic decoder/preamp.
Power is through 2 AMC 2445 4x45 Watt power amplifiers bridged to 90W across the front and 45W ea. to the rears.
All above about to be replaced with a new receiver of some kind.

"An earlier post of your's stated that you were using two x10 transmitters and 4 x10 receivers. I've looked on their site and there is not an option to buy a single receiver. Where did you get yours? Also, if the transmitter is set to A for example, will every receiver set to A pickup that signal? Thus, 1 transmitter to three receivers?

Thanks."

Hi Tusk & welcome to DBSTalk

I have three sets, two stereo audio and one mono audio (older model designed for a security camera before the wireless cams came out. If you just need the rx only, give X-10's 800 number a call -- I'm sure they will sell you just the rx.

One tx on channel A will serve three (or more) wireless receivers set to ch A. I haven't tested above four, but I believe the number of receivers is theoretically unlimited.

I think the analogy of the w/l tx being a "mini" TV station is valid, where anyone within range can receive the broadcast. This also brings up the unlikely possibility of a nearby neighbor being able to receive your signal, or vice versa, so be careful and don't send any, ahem, 'secret stuff' over your wireless system.